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some of us may want a few more cuts. some of us may want higher revenues. but understand that there are fact and a reality there that go beyond the political rhetoric. and we're not going to be able to solve this problem just by yelling at each other. >> let me ask you about one more specific thing the tea party argues that you're well-positioned to speak to. some in the tea party argue that the constitution has been perverted in a way that gives government license to get involved in any activity -- the commerce clause, your former constitutional law professor. what's your analysis of that? >> the truth of the matter is that the federal government is probably less intrusive now than it was 30 years ago. our tax rates are lower now than they were under ronald reagan. they're much lower than they were under dwight eisenhower. there are areas we regulate more. but everybody here probably thinks it's a good idea that we regulate the food industry so we don't get e. coli and salmonella. that requires somebody overseeing businesses, some of them may not have the
some of us may want a few more cuts. some of us may want higher revenues. but understand that there are fact and a reality there that go beyond the political rhetoric. and we're not going to be able to solve this problem just by yelling at each other. >> let me ask you about one more specific thing the tea party argues that you're well-positioned to speak to. some in the tea party argue that the constitution has been perverted in a way that gives government license to get involved in any...
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that is concerning to us, because there are a lot of uses where data is used to be able to bill advertisers and fight fraud across the site, in ways that relate directly to the advertising model. depending on how prescriptive the language is, it could create problems in some of those business operational areas. when you offer an opt out of showing a consumer behavioral advertising, that same data could be used for fraud detection and control. you want to make sure you have the appropriate use and right to be able to prevent fraud across your website. there are some protections there that we are looking at very carefully, making sure they are drafted and a way that protects those necessary uses of data. >> do you foresee legislation passing this year or next, and if the republicans take over congress in november, as far as your business model and business concerns, is that a good thing or a negative thing? >> i wish i had a crystal ball and could tell you these things. i don't know if legislation is going to pass. there are a lot of external forces that could influence those outcomes. it is
that is concerning to us, because there are a lot of uses where data is used to be able to bill advertisers and fight fraud across the site, in ways that relate directly to the advertising model. depending on how prescriptive the language is, it could create problems in some of those business operational areas. when you offer an opt out of showing a consumer behavioral advertising, that same data could be used for fraud detection and control. you want to make sure you have the appropriate use...
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used to be the u.s. but today china is by far the biggest trading partner. >> charlie: for both chile and brazil? >> yes. it will become the first trading partner of the whole latin america. and i think the u.s. is missing opportunities. >> charlie: because they are doing what? >> they -- i don't think that they have -- or put enough attention to lat inner america. in terms of free-trade agreements there are many latin american countries that would like to reach a free-trade agreement with the u.s. which is beneficial to both parties and i think that the u.s. is not moving fast enough -- >> charlie: because of the political issues in the congress? >> yes, because many times we are waiting for the next election. for instance now nothing can happen because we are expecting the november election and i think that the u.s. could do a better job vis-a-vis latin america -- and i'm not talking about aid, i'm talking about partnerships, about facing together the challenges of development in the future. i heard th
used to be the u.s. but today china is by far the biggest trading partner. >> charlie: for both chile and brazil? >> yes. it will become the first trading partner of the whole latin america. and i think the u.s. is missing opportunities. >> charlie: because they are doing what? >> they -- i don't think that they have -- or put enough attention to lat inner america. in terms of free-trade agreements there are many latin american countries that would like to reach a...
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i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail, waytooearl early@msnbc.com. you can do what oprah and gail do, text your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. i know you're watching, gail. the next few minutes will be the cram session for tuesday, september 14. a lot going on, including new surveillance video of the explosion that leveled an entire neighborhood outside of san francisco last week. plus -- with absolutely no chance to win whatsoever, nancy pelosi's republican opponent goes for shock value, comparing the speaker of the house to the wicked witch of the west. we'll show you the ad in a few minutes. but first, get to the news here live in new york city. voters in seven states and the district of columbia head to the polls to finalize ballots for the november elections. across the country, a theme is playing out where the tea party is hoping to cash in on the anger against the establishment in general. in the delaware republican primary, a new survey shows tea party favor
i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail, waytooearl early@msnbc.com. you can do what oprah and gail do, text your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. i know you're watching, gail. the next few minutes will be the cram session for tuesday, september 14. a lot going on, including new surveillance video of the explosion that leveled an entire neighborhood outside of san francisco last week. plus -- with...
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i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. is. >>> stocks take their first dip in september and we are learning more about what it will take for the government to break even in the ininvestment in general motors. chris cotter joins us this morning. what i
i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've...
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. >> reporter: he used a long steel rod to show us how loose rock left after blasting can easily be dislodged. that's why it has to be removed so it doesn't fall without warning and cause injuries. he says some of the big mines don't do this kind of maintenance and don't follow the existing safety rules. but after the cave-in, the owners insisted the miners survived because the company had followed the rules. but the company never finished building a mandatory escape ladder. if they had the miners had a clear path to it and could have used it to escape. that out rages nellie, whose son is is trapped in the mine. >> this mine should be closed. this is an unsafe mine. it doesn't haved ladders to get out. this is a mine that shouldn't continue giving work to anybody. it's been overworked. it's a mine overexploited. you can't continue to send people who go below this hill because it's dangerous. it's very dangerous. you shouldn't send anybody down there. miner or anybody. if it's not safe. >> reporter: mining company officials did not respond to requests for an on-camera interview. jessica cortez
. >> reporter: he used a long steel rod to show us how loose rock left after blasting can easily be dislodged. that's why it has to be removed so it doesn't fall without warning and cause injuries. he says some of the big mines don't do this kind of maintenance and don't follow the existing safety rules. but after the cave-in, the owners insisted the miners survived because the company had followed the rules. but the company never finished building a mandatory escape ladder. if they had...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the president accused the republicans of being fiscally irresponsible, but admitted that his own policies have not worked as quickly as hoped. congressional correspondent kwame holman reports. >> we got some business to do today. >> reporter: just eight weeks from election day, the president made his pitch in cleveland today to help the sputtering u.s. economy >> that means making long-term investments in education and clean energy; in basic research, technology, and infrastructure. >> reporter: and he also took a stand against extending the bush era tax cuts for the top 2% of earners, setting up a pre- election fight with repub
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what is behind us is the problem. it looks so nice and inviting but in the water you have a problem lurking. that's the rip currents. something you can't see, runs parallel to the coast line in the surf line. when you get in that water you feel the tug and we hear about it hundreds and hundreds of times. there we see a hurricane anywhere near the coast line, rescues taking place and of course dangerous swimming conditions. as for today we're talking about dozens of surfers in the water. they were here before the sun was here earlier on this morning and they're taking advantage of 5 to 8, at times 9-foot waves. high tide was three hours ago and they are enjoying themselves for the moment but they are wary. they said early on they were feeling a tug yesterday in the water and expect worse conditions today. you have to think of igor as a massive storm even though it's down to a category you one. it was a category four and that was the damage done, all that energy coming out from the center of igor reaching the shore line
what is behind us is the problem. it looks so nice and inviting but in the water you have a problem lurking. that's the rip currents. something you can't see, runs parallel to the coast line in the surf line. when you get in that water you feel the tug and we hear about it hundreds and hundreds of times. there we see a hurricane anywhere near the coast line, rescues taking place and of course dangerous swimming conditions. as for today we're talking about dozens of surfers in the water. they...
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thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. ♪ meet cathy, who's lived most verywhere, from zanzibar to barclay square. but patty's only seen the sight, a girl can see from brooklyn heights, what a crazy pair! ♪ cathy: oh my, patty. did you find all your files? patty: finally! who knew it would be this much work when richard and i decided to retire! cathy: well, what are you going to do first? patty: we're heading down to brooklyn heights and start in on that social security paperwork. cathy: why would you do that? patty: what do you mean? cathy: it's so much easier to log onto socialsecurity.gov and file online. patty: what if i need to know how much money i'll be getting? cathy: online. patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online. patt
thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. ♪ meet cathy, who's lived most verywhere, from zanzibar to barclay square. but patty's only seen the sight, a girl can see from brooklyn heights, what a...
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stay with us. donal logue is a talented actor whose credits include "the tao of steve" and "grounded for life." his new project is the fox drama "terriers." >> martha, i am over here and there is a bit of a problem. sorry? 3520 costa del madre? that is a bit different. ok. you are a peach. thanks so much. >> no problem. tavis: is he stealing dogs? >> he stole his dog. it is interesting. i think the show's tone is great. it is hard to define at first because it starts out like. this is kind of where they are and circumstances draw them into a world that has a lot more gravitas to it. it gets a lot heavier as it goes down the road. tavis: i do not know what you meant by that, but this is not one of those episodic things where every week there is a different show on a different thing. >> it has to build. we had a lot of these discussions. one thing i always find interesting about these kinds of shows were either in a certain situation these guys would be in real danger, and yet in the middle of bullet
stay with us. donal logue is a talented actor whose credits include "the tao of steve" and "grounded for life." his new project is the fox drama "terriers." >> martha, i am over here and there is a bit of a problem. sorry? 3520 costa del madre? that is a bit different. ok. you are a peach. thanks so much. >> no problem. tavis: is he stealing dogs? >> he stole his dog. it is interesting. i think the show's tone is great. it is hard to define at...
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they use it. when the train is moving, they jump on the train because it helps them to move to their destination. the danish cartoon crisis was taken advantage of by certain people with certain agendas to push their agenda. we have to understand the political forces behind it, the religious forces beyond it, the social forces behind it and manage it. does not about fixing things, is about managing. >> there will always be people with agendas. it might be the danish cartoonist for the pastor in florida, if he had gone ahead with his terrible threat to burn the qur'an, there would have been people who exploited that. where are the voice is pushing back? health and strengthen the voices who would say that what has been said is all full but this is not a justification. this is not a license for committing acts of violence against innocent people. what can we do to strengthen the hands of those people? >> we have to be strategic rather than reactive. a lot of what i have seen has been reactive. we need
they use it. when the train is moving, they jump on the train because it helps them to move to their destination. the danish cartoon crisis was taken advantage of by certain people with certain agendas to push their agenda. we have to understand the political forces behind it, the religious forces beyond it, the social forces behind it and manage it. does not about fixing things, is about managing. >> there will always be people with agendas. it might be the danish cartoonist for the...
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what we used. we used the same basic tools and using geographic information systems and we're using those tools to analyze and analyze where the vulnerabilities are converging and overlapping. our first map should be familiar to just about everybody here. because what we're showing in the pink areas on the eastern and northern quadrants of the city are the areas where the soil conditions are liquid action jones. what we're showing on the western part are the city are the tsunami zones and in the hill shaped portions are where we have deep slope conditions back for a result of land slidse in an earthquake. this has a lot going on and this are emergency critical response facilities there that have been shown with icons and firehouses and hospitals and shelter locations and -- emergency staging areas. thank you. now our second map is building on the base from our first. and what we done is we have added two layers. and in this map, we have used a orange dot to represent the locations of the approximat
what we used. we used the same basic tools and using geographic information systems and we're using those tools to analyze and analyze where the vulnerabilities are converging and overlapping. our first map should be familiar to just about everybody here. because what we're showing in the pink areas on the eastern and northern quadrants of the city are the areas where the soil conditions are liquid action jones. what we're showing on the western part are the city are the tsunami zones and in...
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it is the use are flying the torch and using the device, as well as the manager involved. not the process. that would be a much more appropriate decision to take, to say we just manage it. -- ban it. cars blame people every year -- cars kill people every year, but we blame the people, not the cars. this is not an epidemic that we are dealing with, it is being overblown. a slight reaction to a situation looking for a problem. at best i would recommend a recommendation to look at enforcement safety on the job site. i am a little bit worried, but the other motivation, i am worried about how much that plays into this as opposed to the safety issue. that is a concern i have. thank you. >> i have a question. as the previous speaker said, basically is the people that use the equipment knowing how to use it. it is a matter having a fire watch, someone out there watching this, you would not have it happening.
it is the use are flying the torch and using the device, as well as the manager involved. not the process. that would be a much more appropriate decision to take, to say we just manage it. -- ban it. cars blame people every year -- cars kill people every year, but we blame the people, not the cars. this is not an epidemic that we are dealing with, it is being overblown. a slight reaction to a situation looking for a problem. at best i would recommend a recommendation to look at enforcement...
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please stay with us. always pleased to happen arianna huffington -- to have arianna huffington on the show, the co- founder of the huffington post. she joins us from new york. she "third world america has a new world america -- she has a new book comment -- a new book, "third world america." >> good to be here. tavis: some of what we heard what youmirrors wrote about in "third world america." >> yes, and i have things like what i have here. "i am one of the middle class americans, and, quite frankly, i am exhausted." and just that word, "exhausted," that is what americans are feeling. so many middle-class families are now basically facing downward mobility instead of upward mobility, which is sort of the essence of the american dream. an immigrant, as someone who came to this country as so many others, hoping that we're going to find a better life, and i certainly did, i am really, really very disturbed by this trajectory we are on. clearly, we are not yet a third world america, but sounding the alarm, as
please stay with us. always pleased to happen arianna huffington -- to have arianna huffington on the show, the co- founder of the huffington post. she joins us from new york. she "third world america has a new world america -- she has a new book comment -- a new book, "third world america." >> good to be here. tavis: some of what we heard what youmirrors wrote about in "third world america." >> yes, and i have things like what i have here. "i am one of...
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it takes 30 seconds of reporting, any of us could do it and many of us have, to it figure out there's unrest in the republican party over there, what have we wrought? we like the passion and even some nutty stuff out of the tea party folks ap maybe all we've got, but boy, what kind of a cliff are these guys driving us over. >> they said the same thing about rand paul and hold on, he's 15 points ahead. >> i'm not saying she can't win. crazy stuff happens in politics. >> expert does show scott rasmussen had a book out, a year ago, "mad as hell" about this movement and the main streaking media as sarah palin calls us, you're underestimating this movement and she's been proven right. >> political operatives don't rule the country. evident on tuesday. what i'd love to see an in depth piece about why karl rove is behaving the way he is. >> maybe he wants to win the general election. >> but seems in the party people want principle and not just 51 seats in the state. >> go ahead, seek as many candidates like this as you want. a great move. >> the democrats might be in trouble if they get chri
it takes 30 seconds of reporting, any of us could do it and many of us have, to it figure out there's unrest in the republican party over there, what have we wrought? we like the passion and even some nutty stuff out of the tea party folks ap maybe all we've got, but boy, what kind of a cliff are these guys driving us over. >> they said the same thing about rand paul and hold on, he's 15 points ahead. >> i'm not saying she can't win. crazy stuff happens in politics. >> expert...
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americans across the political spectrum supported the use of force against those who afacted us on 9/11. now, as we approach our 10th year of combat in afghanistan, there are those who are understandably asking tough questions about our mission then, but we must never lose sight of what's at stake p as we speak, al-qaeda continues to plot against us, and its leadership remains ancored in the border regions of afghanistan and pakistan. we will disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-qaeda while preventing al-qaeda for again serving as a base for terrorists. because of our drawdown in iraq we are able to provide the resources necessary to go on offense. in fact, over the last 19 months, nearly a dozen al-qaeda leaders and hundreds of al-qaeda's exextremist allies have been killed or captured around the world. within afghanistan i have ordered the deployment of additional troops who under the command of general david petraeus are fighting to break the taliban's momentum. as for the surge in iraq, these sources will be in place for a limited time to provide space for the afghans to fill their c
americans across the political spectrum supported the use of force against those who afacted us on 9/11. now, as we approach our 10th year of combat in afghanistan, there are those who are understandably asking tough questions about our mission then, but we must never lose sight of what's at stake p as we speak, al-qaeda continues to plot against us, and its leadership remains ancored in the border regions of afghanistan and pakistan. we will disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-qaeda while...
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. >> thank you for being with us. book is usedky's as a blueprint for bringing about change. >> nicholas von hoffman spent 10 years working for him and writes about his experiences in "radical, a portrait of salt alinsky."l there was an hour-long debate tuesday. political analyst john keller the question of the candidates about the state's budget, health care system, and schools. this is 55 minutes. >> good evening and welcome to the first televised debate between the four candidates for governor of massachusetts. let's meet the candidates and get our debate started. they are republican nominee charlie baker, former ceo of harvard pilgrim health care. the democratic nominee is the incumbent. then kent k. hill and green party jill stein. thank you for being here. there are no opening or closing statements tonight. we have just questions from me and from voters. each candidate gets up to one minute to respond to each question and then we will open it up for free and open debate. let's begin. mr. baker, your name comes f
. >> thank you for being with us. book is usedky's as a blueprint for bringing about change. >> nicholas von hoffman spent 10 years working for him and writes about his experiences in "radical, a portrait of salt alinsky."l there was an hour-long debate tuesday. political analyst john keller the question of the candidates about the state's budget, health care system, and schools. this is 55 minutes. >> good evening and welcome to the first televised debate between...
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it's just us. gwen: it feels like we've been having this argument now for several weeks but only this week the president and his folks decide really to engage. why? >> well, time was running out. the pastor from gainesville had made it clear he was going to start burning books at 6:00 on saturday night on the night, anniversary of the 9/11 attack. demonstrations had already begun in afghanistan on thursday and u.s. officials were quite concerned about force protection there and other places in the far southwest asia. and then the pastor let it be known if someone called him and asked him and invited him to stand down that he might do so, if someone from the government and the white house saw its opportunities and bob gates put in a phone call and he has desisted for the moment. this was not a constitutional question about protected speech. though a lot of people law that around. you can burn books in this country, you can burn flags. you can burn draft cards. >> why are you looking at me? >> i don'
it's just us. gwen: it feels like we've been having this argument now for several weeks but only this week the president and his folks decide really to engage. why? >> well, time was running out. the pastor from gainesville had made it clear he was going to start burning books at 6:00 on saturday night on the night, anniversary of the 9/11 attack. demonstrations had already begun in afghanistan on thursday and u.s. officials were quite concerned about force protection there and other...
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use that money to pay for tax breaks for the middle class. but the business community has been talking about how horrible it is, having a tax cut when the economy is so fragile, robbing the economy of its recovery. there are a lot of democrats who are boggling. we will see if they can deliver. i do not think they can deliver the promise. >> actually, a former member of the obama administration drew the same conclusion. >> whether we are talking about rahm emanuel or peter orszag, [inaudible] the rights and in "the new york times" calling for an extension of the tax cuts that the rich has. >> this is something that the president can draw a line on. he does have a veto power. he can decide whether or not to extend the tax cuts for the rich for a year or something like that, or not. it seems to me the best thing to do would be to pull it back for those people who make less than $200,000, and will veto anything that does not help them. >> george stephanopoulos tried to nail him down on that question, but he said he would not necessarily veto. >>
use that money to pay for tax breaks for the middle class. but the business community has been talking about how horrible it is, having a tax cut when the economy is so fragile, robbing the economy of its recovery. there are a lot of democrats who are boggling. we will see if they can deliver. i do not think they can deliver the promise. >> actually, a former member of the obama administration drew the same conclusion. >> whether we are talking about rahm emanuel or peter orszag,...
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. >> question, by the way, the word stimulous is apparently now not used. the president's job approval rating is low. historically so. did this week put president obama back on an upward track? pat buchanan. >> no it did not, john. there's no doubt he was in campaign mode and spoke more eloquently there. he mentioned john boehner and attacked him by name seven times and nobody in the country knows who john boehner is. secondly the mosque issue and the issue of the burning korans was a tremendous distraction all week. third, his proposal, some of which are interesting, credits like that. they are too little, they are too late. frankly some of his rhetoric, they treat me like a dog is getting pity me, it doesn't come off well. >> what is the political part on obama's part? >> you have to put a face on the opposition and mr. boehner is a pretty good face. he has been in the congress since 1990. he was part of the gingrich revolution in 1995. he was video taped on the house floor handing out checks from the tobacco industry to members while they were discussing
. >> question, by the way, the word stimulous is apparently now not used. the president's job approval rating is low. historically so. did this week put president obama back on an upward track? pat buchanan. >> no it did not, john. there's no doubt he was in campaign mode and spoke more eloquently there. he mentioned john boehner and attacked him by name seven times and nobody in the country knows who john boehner is. secondly the mosque issue and the issue of the burning korans was...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: the federal government and the bailed-out insurance giant, a.i.g., announced a deal today for the company to pay back the bulk of its massive debt to the treasury. at the height of the financial crisis, the treasury and the federal reserve agreed to spend more than $180 billion if needed to rescue the company. a.i.g. ultimately received more than $130 billion. it still owes over $100 billion. under the plan, the u.s. treasury will gradually sell off its majority stake of the company. a.i.g. will also sell off more of its insurance units to repay the treasury. in an audio recoding on a.i.g.'s web site, the company's chief executive robert benmosc
bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: the federal government and the bailed-out insurance giant, a.i.g.,...